Millions of bees killed in South Carolina during mosquito spraying

[the game]

The honeybee farm "looks like it's been nuked"

Millions of honeybees have died in South Carolina during aerial mosquito spraying operations that were carried out to combat the Zika virus.

The mosquito spraying over the weekend left more than 2 millions bees dead on the spot in Dorchester County, S.C., where four travel-related cases of Zika have been confirmed in the area, according to the Associated Press.

Most of the casualties came from Flowertown Bee Farm and Supply, a company in Summerville that sells honeybee hives. Juanita Stanley, who co-owns the company, said the farm “looks like it’s been nuked,” the AP reports. The farm lost 46 hives, which had about 2.5 million bees, according to the Washington Post.

Dorchester County officials apologized for the unintentional mass extermination, the Post and Courier reports. “Dorchester County is aware that some beekeepers in the area that was sprayed on Sunday lost their beehives,” County Administrator Jason Ward said in a statement. “I am not pleased that so many bees were killed.

http://time.com/4477075/bees-killed-...lflow_facebook

[Tyrianth]

Are they going to get any compensation?

[AeneasBK]

Mankinds destiny

[the game]

Are they going to get any compensation?

compensation is the least of our worries with this situation

[zenkai]

Topic on this already, though yours is titled better.....

http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...oes-Why-indeed

[Tyrianth]

compensation is the least of our worries with this situation

Probably not for the people who's income relies on those bees.

[Thelin]

Stupid. Always reactive with things, never proactive. Nobody gave a shit about Zika until it showed up on their doorstep as usual. We should have been much more vigiliant with how it was controlled with travel restrictions. People need to understand how important bees are. Sure you can pollinate plants through other means but screwing with the natural order of things in this manner is not advised.

[the game]

Probably not for the people who's income relies on those bees.

with the bee populations dying off and the fact that they are essential to human survival yes there are more important things to worry about than the farmer getting compensated.

[Necromaniac]

As Nicholas Cage once said:

"NOT THE BEE'S!!!!!"

[Tyrianth]

with the bee populations dying off and the fact that they are essential to human survival yes there are more important things to worry about than the farmer getting compensated.

I'm not talking in general. Those farmers relied on those bees for their income, they no longer have a means of income, and they should be compensated.

[zenkai]

Stupid. Always reactive with things, never proactive. Nobody gave a shit about Zika until it showed up on their doorstep as usual. We should have been much more vigiliant with how it was controlled with travel restrictions. People need to understand how important bees are. Sure you can pollinate plants through other means but screwing with the natural order of things in this manner is not advised.

Well, why would you worry about something not happening on your door step? We would be worrying about countless shit if we worried about every little thing?

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As Nicholas Cage once said:

"NOT THE BEE'S!!!!!"

Is that movie worth watching?

[Thelin]

Well, why would you worry about something not happening on your door step? We would be worrying about countless shit if we worried about every little thing?

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Is that movie worth watching?

If you want to watch some terrible acting and nic cage punch a budget kathy bates look alike then yes.

[unfilteredJW]

Well, why would you worry about something not happening on your door step? We would be worrying about countless shit if we worried about every little thing?

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Is that movie worth watching?

The original, maybe.

Just watch the last 15 of the Cage version.

[primalmatter]

[Medusa Cascade]

Who needs bees anyway /s

[Army Dreamer]

OMG, OMG, poor bees. Can we save them?

[Medusa Cascade]

OMG, OMG, poor bees. Can we save them?

Not unless you're a necromancer

[Jin]

Who needs bees anyway /s

I hope that is sarcasm.

[Medusa Cascade]

I hope that is sarcasm.

Did the /s not give it away?

[Techno-Druid]

Who needs bees anyway /s

Literally like 97% (at least) of all plants we grow...